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The Shape of the World

The Shape of the World

By: Jill Riddell
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A Podcast About Cities, Nature and People Biological Sciences Nature & Ecology Science Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Can a Tiny Organism Transform Human Relations?
    May 9 2025
    Artist Laurie Palmer believes they can. In her book, The Lichen Museum, Laurie explores what we can gain from learning to see life the way a lichen does.
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    28 mins
  • Season Six Coming Soon
    May 5 2025
    Season SIX Will Launch This Friday, May 9th New episodes, new guests, and new insights about nature and our built environments coming soon with season 6 of Shape of the World. And more on how we can live together–with nature, with cities, and with one another. Listen on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite platform.
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    1 min
  • Episode 33: Can Listening Be a Political and Moral Act?
    Dec 22 2022
    Biologist David George Haskell says this collective inattention is a huge loss for each of us. It's like leaving money on the table because paying attention to the living world is a source of beauty, joy and renewal—one we can access at anytime from anywhere.
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    1 hr and 3 mins

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